"Cannot create required material because shader is null" error still thrown when running a Dedicated Server build with checked "Enable Dedicated Server optimizations" player setting's checkbox

Unity: SRP Settings

Fixed

6.0.X

Won't Fix

6.1.X

2023.2.X

2023.2 is no longer supported

Bug was fixed: [Internal link]

Reproduction steps:

forum post: https://forum.unity.com/threads/how-to-solve-these-errors-and-warnings-when-starting-dedicated-server.1537558/#post-9917757

Expected result: Dedicated Server App runs without errors
Actual result: the error still persists in 2023.2.18f1 when server is shutting down:

"Cannot create required material because shader is null"
"UnityEngine.Rendering.CoreUtils:CreateEngineMaterial(Shader)\n"
"UnityEngine.Rendering.Universal.UniversalRenderer:.ctor(UniversalRendererData)\n"
"UnityEngine.Rendering.Universal.UniversalRendererData:Create()\n"
"UnityEngine.Rendering.Universal.UniversalRenderPipelineAsset:GetRenderer(Int32)\n"
"UnityEngine.Rendering.Universal.UniversalAdditionalCameraData:OnDestroy()\n"

"Cannot create required material because shader is null" error still thrown when running a Dedicated Server build with checked "Enable Dedicated Server optimizations" player setting's checkbox

Unity: SRP Settings

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"Cannot create required material because shader is null" error still thrown when running a Dedicated Server build with checked "Enable Dedicated Server optimizations" player setting's checkbox

Unity: SRP Settings

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Fixed

Won't Fix

Resolution Notes

2023.2.XWon't Fix2023.2 is no longer supported

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